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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index c97d6b0b..bb0308bc 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ an "encrypt-then-MAC" formulation as `described by Colin Percival`_. When calling ``encryptor()`` or ``decryptor()`` on a ``Cipher`` object with an AEAD mode you will receive a return object conforming to the ``AEADCipherContext`` interface (in addition to the ``CipherContext`` - interface and either the ``AEADEncryptionContext`` or ``AEADDecryptionContext`` - interface). ``AEADCipherContext`` contains an additional method - ``authenticate_additional_data`` for adding additional authenticated but - unencrypted data. You should call this before calls to ``update``. When you - are done call ``finalize()`` to finish the operation. + interface). If it is an encryption context it will additionally be an + ``AEADEncryptionContext`` interface. ``AEADCipherContext`` contains an + additional method ``authenticate_additional_data`` for adding additional + authenticated but unencrypted data. You should call this before calls to + ``update``. When you are done call ``finalize()`` to finish the operation. .. method:: authenticate_additional_data(data) @@ -148,13 +148,6 @@ an "encrypt-then-MAC" formulation as `described by Colin Percival`_. :raises: :class:`~cryptography.exceptions.NotYetFinalized` if called before the context is finalized. -.. class:: AEADDecryptionContext - - When creating an encryption context using ``encryptor()`` on a ``Cipher`` - object with an AEAD mode you will receive a return object conforming to the - ``AEADDecryptionContext`` interface (as well as ``AEADCipherContext``). This - interface does not provide any additional methods or attributes. - .. _symmetric-encryption-algorithms: Algorithms |